The selection of the fourth minister of military aircraft was unexpected by many people. It fell on the head of Zhan Shi Yang Tinghe, the young man of Zhan Shifu. Yang Tinghe is a quiet and prudent person with clear thinking. Historically, it was reused because it was clear and organized when dealing with major political affairs.
The emperor pulled Yang Tinghe into the military aircraft department because he actually valued this aspect of him. Of course he has to consider the balance and struggle in the court, but all battles must have a foothold, which is to serve the actual government, otherwise the fight will be meaningless.
Yang Tinghe has such qualities, of course Zhu Houzhao wants to use him. How can the situation in the northwest be handled without a clear-minded minister?
On this day, Zhu Houzhao summoned four people to Nuange in the Qianqing Palace. He had something to say about how the Military Aircraft Department handles military affairs in the northwest.
This is a country purely ruled by people. As the emperor, he must also maximize the energy of people.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Among the four, Yang Tinghe is the youngest, forty-six years old; Wang Chang is the second, fifty-two years old; Wang Hao is fifty-six years old, and Han Wen is sixty-four years old. Although Han Wen is the oldest, his health is very good and he always feels that he will live a long life, so there is no problem in terms of energy.
As for experience, which one is not a career of several decades?
"Let's all stand up." Zhu Houzhao always sits down when reviewing memorials. When summoning ministers, he likes to walk back and forth in the Nuan Pavilion. He is holding the newly issued memorials from the northwest, but there is no rush to discuss at this time, " When I was the prince supervising the country, I have always said that things have to deal with people, and people have to deal with things. The newly established Military Aircraft Department is to improve efficiency. We cannot just scratch our eyebrows and beards ourselves. In other words, everyone in the Military Aircraft Department must There is a division of labor. That’s what I think, you guys listen first.”
"When the imperial court wants to fight a war, one of the key elements is money and food, and the other is soldiers. To put it simply, it requires money and people. Of these two things, one belongs to the Grand Situ and the other belongs to the Grand Sima."
"Wei Chen received the order!" Han Wen and Wang Chang came out to receive the order.
Zhu Houzhao wanted to be more specific, "Da Situ, when I say we need money, we don't just mean moving money into the hands of soldiers, but we need to transport food and grass to the soldiers on the front line. How much food and how many people are needed to transport food?" Cars and mules are also within the scope of your responsibilities. In short, we, the monarchs and ministers, cannot let the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty fight hungry. Do you understand me?"
Han Wen nodded, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Even if the minister is sleeping in the military aircraft, he still has to sort out the money and food in the affairs."
"Well. As for Da Sima, the element of people is not just recruiting soldiers. Recruiting soldiers is just one of them. In fact, your burden is heavier. In the end, these battles require people to fight. Only if they perform well can they win the battle. Therefore, the Ministry of War needs soldiers. Be careful and be sure to grasp the words "reward and punishment". Give them power and let them fight. If they fight well, they will be promoted. If you take credit once, you will lose the hearts of hundreds of soldiers. Will the court lose a tiger general by then? I don’t even know.”
Wang Chang's character is talkative but ruthless. He can't say much, but he has great ideas in doing things.
"Wei Chen accepts the order!"
Zhu Hou told the four people, "The war in the northwest is far away from the capital, but it is extremely important. The reason why the Military Aircraft Office was established is to coordinate all kinds of conflicting government affairs. For example, the Tatars are rampaging in the northwest, and if there are people along the way, The government can only let things go and expel them out of the country. The Military Aircraft Department will take control of this matter and no officials involved will be spared! After all kinds of official documents arrive in Beijing, they must be processed quickly and measures must be decisive and cannot be delayed, otherwise Yang Yiqing I don’t know what to do. In a word, the Ming Dynasty is now at war, and everything else must serve the war! I mean everything. For example, what should we do once the military supplies and food in the northwest are not enough? "... .
Han Wen immediately replied: "Of course we will adjust the grain from other provinces."
"Can you adjust it?"
"If you can adjust it, you have to adjust it, and if you can't adjust it, you have to adjust it!" Han Wen said this with some force. "We understand your Majesty's intentions. The imperial court and the soldiers of the northwest must work together to win this battle!"
"Okay! Just be determined. I know it's difficult for all provinces, but during the war, there is no way, and it's difficult for me too. If it really reaches that level, we, the monarchs and ministers, can only do so reluctantly."
After saying this, the emperor faced Wang Hao again
, "Mr. Wang is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. The matter of coordinating the provinces and localities in the northwest that I just mentioned will fall on the shoulders of you, the old heavenly official. This battle cannot be won by Yang Yiqing alone. The Ming Dynasty is up and down. Everyone has to contribute. If there are local officials who do things that conflict with the war, it is important that the court gives them clear instructions to correct them."
Wang Hao raised his hand to ask for the order, "Your Majesty, I wonder if I should write down your Majesty's intention in various places in the name of the imperial court, and clearly instruct the officials above and below to fight the enemy with all their strength and not to shirk the responsibility!"
Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment and then agreed, "Yang Jiefu has the clearest mind. You can write the paper."
Yang Tinghe did his part, "Wei Chen obeys the order! Wei Chen also wants to ask Your Majesty, what is my main responsibility?"
"You are the youngest, do some hard work. You are responsible for all correspondence in the Military Aircraft Department. Military affairs sometimes do not choose the time, and I am afraid that you will be called into the palace in the middle of the night."
"Loyalty to Your Majesty is a blessing for me. How can I say hard work?"
To put it bluntly, Yang Tinghe wrote the materials. This job is the most tiring, and you have to keep everything in mind. Because the emperor dictates instructions and will ask about some situations from time to time, you must be able to answer them, otherwise you will not do well. As for the humanoid Du Niang, is this job easy to do?
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The meaning of the imperial court is like a strong wind blowing to the northwest and towards Guyuan.
Although the changes in the court were drastic, it only took three or four days from the time when the army reported to the capital to when the emperor had a clear intention to leave the capital. You know, Emperor Hongzhi had just passed away at this time. The soldiers who went out on the expedition each had a filial piety cloth tied on their arm.
So efficient and decisive, the new emperor made people see something different as soon as he took office. The imperial edict tells everyone in an indisputable manner that all officials should not engage in the trick of asking for peace with me.
But when the imperial edict really came into Yang Yiqing's hands, he felt both excited and under great pressure. The emperor's trust was not so easy to win.
"In the past few days, the Tatar tribe has been invading and looting in the Shajinggou and Miaoergou areas outside Lingzhou City. In early February, the tribe led its troops to Lingzhou, and the Tatar tribe immediately fled north. Our army was unable to pursue them. Now, Now the Tatar tribe has retreated to the Huamachi area."
Yang Yiqing stood in front of the eucalyptus and pointed at the yellowed map, "The imperial court built four forts from Lingzhou to Huamachi. What's their situation? Is there no one to resist the enemy?"
"There are reports of fighting with Tatars in Qianniu Fort and Wugong Fort. Yan Baineng and Yue Yin, the garrison generals of Tiewei Fort and Shixing Fort, are afraid of the enemy and have not fired an arrow yet."
In other words, the Tatar tribe moved freely in this open area of the Ming Dynasty, grabbing whatever they wanted, and half of the few military strongholds of the Ming army here basically watched this army. ….
This is the dilemma Yang Yiqing is facing now. There are thirty to forty thousand enemies. They advance and retreat together. Ordinary small troops dare not touch them at all.
But if a large force like Yang Yiqing comes to support, the Tatar tribe will quickly retreat.
The key is that if you can't catch up, everyone is riding a horse.
"The imperial court has agreed to our request for reinforcements. Yang Shangyi, the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong, has led his troops to come for reinforcements. They are an elite cavalry force of 20,000 people. There are also eight first-class guards from the capital, plus Ningxia, Yansui and various cities. , Baozi's border troops, this time the troops we have are completely sufficient."
Yang Yiqing also put on an armored military uniform. Although he was old, he always gave people a very powerful feeling.
"Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has fought against all opinions in the court and must support us in fighting this battle. Everyone, since ancient times, His Majesty's kindness has been the most difficult to accept. In my opinion, what request should we make to the court this time? The court They will all agree. But the problem is to win the battle."
Cao Xiong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, patted his thigh and said angrily: "What if these Mongolian grandsons really come over and fight us to the death? In that case, I have enough soldiers in Ningxia, but we, his grandma, should be a little more serious. They Just run! Unless we can outflank them."
"How to outflank?" Yang Yiqing asked immediately.
Cao Xiong was speechless.
Because from Huamachi in Hedong to Lingzhou
In this area, the terrain is open, and there is not only a small opening. How could it be possible to outflank it?
Yang Yiqing looked away from him. In fact, he didn't have much hope. "For the current plan, there are only two ways. One is to lure the enemy deep, and the other is to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. To encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, Yang Shangyi's troops will go deep into the Hetao area. He has 20,000 soldiers. Horses, soldiers are brave in battle, so we can actually try it, but the court has actually spent several years of financial resources and horses in order to get this cavalry. I am worried that the court will not agree to such a risk. We cannot afford this relationship. .So there is only one way left.”
Yang Yiqing knocked on the table and said word by word: "Lure the enemy to go deeper."
Qi Chengsui frowned and asked, "How to lure the enemy deeper?"
"Use me." Yang Yiqing pointed at himself, "People from Beijing said that the Tatars will not attack Datong. That is because they know that there is Yang Shangyi in Datong, but there is only an unknown Yang Yiqing in the northwest. Soon after, As expected, the Tatars came to attack the northwest. They don't like me, Yang Yiqing."
"But I heard that Huo Si is a brave man in battle. He is not someone who will be fooled easily." Qi Chengsui clapped his hands rhythmically. He was also thinking hard. In fact, Yang Yiqing had the right idea, but the problem was how to lure Huo Si to attack.
"It doesn't mean that I won't be fooled easily. No one among the Tatars has seen me use troops, so I might as well be bolder and stupider. Anyway, Yang Yiqing is a soft persimmon in their eyes. As long as we take enough risks, Fire Sieve will We must attack."
Yang Yiqing dared to be so cruel, mainly because he had no choice. The court and the emperor were so determined. If he couldn't achieve results, he would basically die.
In this case, why not give it a try?
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New Year’s Eve tonight, brothers! Happy New Year!
I stopped reading after a few days, so I was too embarrassed to ask for a monthly ticket and couldn't ask for it.
But tomorrow is January, please vote for the New Year!
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